Station-by-station ridership for FY2010, October 1, 2009 to September 30,
2010:
Empire Builder
Station
2008
Ridership
2009 Ridership
2010 Ridership
Chicago, IL*
3,104,151
3,080,564
3,288,054
Glenview, IL*
65,769
66,962
66,629
Milwaukee, WI*
565,009
553,475
588,617
Columbus, WI
18,617
17,338
18,025
Portage, WI
7,453
6,965
7,483
Wisconsin Dells, WI
13,288
13,549
13,609
Tomah, WI
10,147
10,225
10,892
La Crosse, WI
31,221
30,569
31,666
Winona, MN
26,351
24,886
27,124
Red Wing, MN
10,584
10,642
10,691
St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN
147,791
133,674
128,658
St. Cloud, MN
14,206
11,952
12,459
Staples, MN
8,606
6,269
5,157
Detroit Lakes, MN
4,659
4,522
4,792
Fargo, ND
24,142
21,514
21,286
Grand Forks, ND
22,842
17,928
19,751
Devils Lake, ND
6,860
5,740
6,148
Rugby, ND
7,048
5,906
6,409
Minot, ND
42,801
39,136
40,360
Stanley, ND
3,694
3,921
4,549
Williston, ND
23,619
21,793
24,586
Wolf Point, MT
8,280
7,457
6,970
Glasgow, MT
6,351
5,749
6,075
Malta, MT
4,095
3,611
3,372
Havre, MT
17,759
16,928
16,077
Shelby, MT
18,881
15,972
16,534
Cut Bank, MT
3,455
2,931
3,363
Browning, MT (seasonal)
2,269
1,975
1,884
East Glacier Park, MT (seasonal)
15,759
13,146
17,652
Essex, MT
4,941
4,280
N/A
West Glacier Park, MT
7,396
6,644
7,895
Whitefish, MT
72,207
62,492
66,813
Libby, MT
6,062
5,393
5,342
Sandpoint, ID
6,181
5,675
5,606
Spokane, WA
53,196
47,891
50,279
Ephrata, WA
4,178
3,941
3,543
Wenatchee, WA
19,275
17,519
16,912
Leavenworth, WA (effective 09/25/09)
80
9,574
Everett, WA*
44,514
42,982
45,449
Edmonds, WA*
30,876
31,225
32,668
Seattle, WA*
617,067
615,735
677,953
Pasco, WA
26,517
25,006
25,891
Wishram, WA
1,865
1,400
1,580
Bingen-White Salmon, WA
2,908
2,825
3,245
Vancouver, WA*
97,026
99,086
100,979
Portland, OR*
598,633
618,131
672,608
Stations noted with an asterisk (*) are served by more than one Amtrak
train (more than one train per day in each direction).
Source: Amtrak (‚ ¨SUpdate on Accessibility and Compliance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act of 1990.‚ ¨ù Station data (indicated ‚ ¨SN/A‚ ¨ù) not
available for those stations that have not or are not due to have some kind of
station upgrade in accordance with this law.
.
Station-by-station ridership for FY2010, October 1, 2009 to September 30,
2010:
California Zephyr
Station
2008
Ridership
2009 Ridership
2010 Ridership
Chicago, IL*
3,104,151
3,080,564
3,288,054
Naperville, IL*
49,389
47,532
50,733
Princeton, IL*
28,042
30,787
31,644
Galesburg, IL*
98,419
97,013
102,851
Burlington, IA
7,283
7,487
8,744
Mount Pleasant, IA
9,307
15,176
16,063
Ottumwa, IA
10,993
11,556
12,383
Osceola, IA
17,881
19,423
19,095
Creston, IA
4,444
4,831
4,803
Omaha, NE
25,841
22,846
23,212
Lincoln, NE
11,935
10,968
11,779
Hastings, NE
4,623
4,633
4,765
Holdrege, NE
1,794
1,739
1,963
McCook, NE
2,987
2,899
3,218
Fort Morgan, CO
3,178
2,979
3,349
Denver, CO
129,773
120,236
128,410
Winter Park-Fraser, CO
9,400
8,390
7,913
Granby, CO
3,629
3,021
3,655
Glenwood Springs, CO
36,484
29,371
34,227
Grand Junction, CO
28,302
23,392
28,835
Green River, UT
1,568
1,585
2,825
Helper, UT
2,070
1,441
1,808
Provo, UT
3,965
3,561
5,133
Salt Lake City, UT
30,937
31,319
38,773
Elko, NV
4,607
5,279
6,835
Winnemucca, NV
2,730
2,750
3,558
Sparks, NV (service suspended effective 05/10/09)
2,095
1,168
Reno, NV
69,620
67,310
69,236
Truckee, CA
7,801
8,446
9,139
Colfax, CA
3,610
3,792
4,322
Roseville, CA*
81,478
78,299
67,796
Sacramento, CA*
1,146,308
1,109,351
1,107,220
Davis, CA*
451,995
434,779
409,611
Martinez, CA*
398,683
394,814
410,968
Emeryville, CA*
528,203
520,969
529,965
Stations noted with an asterisk (*) are served by more than one Amtrak
train (more than one train per day in each direction).
Source: Amtrak (‚ ¨SUpdate on Accessibility and Compliance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act of 1990.‚ ¨ù Station data (indicated ‚ ¨SN/A‚ ¨ù) not
available for those stations that have not or are not due to have some kind of
station upgrade in accordance with this law.
.
Station-by-station ridership for FY2010, October 1, 2009 to September 30,
2010:
Southwest Chief
Station
2008
Ridership
2009 Ridership
2010 Ridership
Chicago, IL*
3,104,151
3,080,564
3,288,054
Naperville, IL*
49,389
47,532
50,733
Mendota, IL*
20,677
21,108
21,082
Princeton, IL*
28,042
30,787
31,644
Galesburg, IL*
98,419
97,013
102,851
Fort Madison, IA
9,307
7,813
7,656
La Plata, MO
10,544
10,579
10,990
Kansas City, MO*
130,459
123,789
142,769
Lawrence, KS
4,008
4,500
5,096
Topeka, KS
7,554
7,513
8,618
Newton, KS
14,563
12,751
13,926
Hutchinson, KS
4,289
4,045
4,519
Dodge City, KS
4,612
4,248
4,847
Garden City, KS
6,840
6,930
7,075
Lamar, CO
1,644
1,722
1,897
La Junta, CO
7,475
6,809
7,264
Trinidad, CO
4,628
3,923
4,102
Raton, NM
15,037
15,066
18,025
Las Vegas, NM
4,280
4,456
4,491
Lamy, NM
13,976
13,012
13,056
Albuquerque, NM
72,434
67,751
71,848
Gallup, NM
12,517
12,340
13,431
Winslow, AZ
4,767
4,834
5,274
Flagstaff, AZ
39,723
36,582
41,775
Williams Junction, AZ
8,199
6,341
7,642
Kingman, AZ
10,322
9,537
10,160
Needles, CA
8,093
8,225
9,481
Barstow, CA
3,334
3,531
3,609
Victorville, CA
4,904
5,078
5,558
San Bernardino, CA
10,092
9,161
10,080
Riverside, CA
9,399
9,769
10,806
Fullerton, CA*
443,953
417,649
411,489
Los Angeles, CA*
1,582,364
1,475,920
1,517,342
Stations noted with an asterisk (*) are served by more than one Amtrak
train (more than one train per day in each direction).
Source: Amtrak (‚ ¨SUpdate on Accessibility and Compliance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act of 1990.‚ ¨ù Station data (indicated ‚ ¨SN/A‚ ¨ù) not
available for those stations that have not or are not due to have some kind of
station upgrade in accordance with this law.
.
Station-by-station ridership for FY2010, October 1, 2009 to September 30,
2010:
Texas Eagle/Sunset Limited
Station
2008
Ridership
2009 Ridership
2010 Ridership
Chicago, IL*
3,104,151
3,080,564
3,288,054
Joliet, IL*
43,087
45,749
53,322
Pontiac, IL*
12,642
13,462
15,478
Bloomington-Normal, IL*
180,589
192,682
209,629
Lincoln, IL*
20,703
21,431
23,723
Springfield, IL*
157,540
170,550
190,172
Carlinville, IL*
10,261
10,200
11,364
Alton, IL*
53,741
57,974
64,674
St. Louis, MO*
271,997
278,778
321,629
Poplar Bluff, MO
4,631
4,170
4,688
Walnut Ridge, AR
4,057
3,785
4,565
Little Rock, AR
19,724
19,731
22,218
Malvern, AR
1,716
1,702
N/A
Arkadelphia, AR
1,480
1,365
N/A
Texarkana, AR
6,972
6,681
7,867
Marshall, TX
7,406
6,988
8,709
Longview, TX
27,920
28,828
34,033
Mineola, TX
4,376
4,952
6,568
Dallas, TX
35,860
39,592
47,053
Fort Worth, TX*
109,012
104,107
118,199
Cleburne, TX
2,135
2,455
3,130
McGregor, TX
3,141
4,238
4,240
Temple, TX
12,914
15,163
15,426
Taylor, TX
3,981
3,908
4,551
Austin, TX
23,829
25,404
31,968
San Marcos, TX
3,741
4,339
5,283
New Orleans, LA*
154,532
157,574
200,249
Schreiver, LA
1,029
1,072
N/A
New Iberia, LA
1,181
1,270
N/A
Lafayette, LA
3,835
4,606
6,122
Lake Charles, LA
2,200
2,716
2,909
Beaumont, TX
1,662
1,769
2,135
Houston, TX
14,891
16,191
18,351
San Antonio, TX*
48,151
48,804
58,131
Del Rio, TX
1,665
1,849
1,881
Sanderson, TX
153
205
N/A
Alpine, TX
3,519
3,497
3,862
El Paso, TX
9,605
9,397
10,415
Deming, NM
812
844
N/A
Lordsburg, NM
393
404
N/A
Benson, AZ
1,064
1,098
N/A
Tucson, AZ
14,780
18,031
21,095
Maricopa, AZ
6,393
7,662
8,764
Yuma, AZ
3,057
3,689
3,676
Palm Springs, CA
8,160
5,916
6,061
Ontario, CA
3,590
4,415
4,756
Pomona, CA
1,588
1,764
1,523
Los Angeles, CA*
1,582,364
1,475,920
1,517,342
Stations noted with an asterisk (*) are served by more than one Amtrak
train (more than one train per day in each direction).
Source: Amtrak (‚ ¨SUpdate on Accessibility and Compliance with the Americans
With Disabilities Act of 1990.‚ ¨ù Station data (indicated ‚ ¨SN/A‚ ¨ù) not
available for those stations that have not or are not due to have some kind of
station upgrade in accordance with this law.
.
Amtrak Long Distance Ridership, FY2007 to FY2010:
Rank
Train
FY2010
FY2009
FY2008
FY2007
1
Empire Builder
533,493
515,444
554,266
504,977
2
Coast Starlight
444,205
432,565
353,657
343,542
3
Silver Star
393,586
371,235
367,139
329,132
4
California Zephyr
377,876
345,558
352,563
329,840
5
Lake Shore Limited
464,460
334,456
345,632
312,643
6
Silver Meteor
352,286
330,734
319,773
291,735
7
Southwest Chief
342,403
318,025
331,143
316,668
8
Crescent
298,688
288,576
291,222
263,138
9
Texas Eagle
287,164
260,467
251,518
218,321
10
Auto Train
244,252
232,955
234,839
217,822
11
City of New Orleans
229,270
196,659
197,394
180,473
12
Capitol Limited
218,956
215,371
216,350
193,748
13
Palmetto
189,468
171,316
173,949
156,998
14
Cardinal
107,053
108,614
109,195
96,896
15
Sunset Limited
91,684
78,775
71,719
63,336
Source: Amtrak
–Mark Meyer
Trains For America 
This is not surprising what so ever.
More People us the Empire Builder from Chicago to St Paul, vs Chicago to Indianapolis.
Reason being the amount of time.
The Route to Indianapolis is Ridiculous out-dated. 195 Miles
Try driving down the old Route, US 41 and sooner or later into local Towns you will see Single Track with through Freight Trains.
One Track only, with Sidings.
Meanwhile. the Route to St Paul i22 415 Miles with Stops along the way. and it takes only 7.5 hours at the Min. yes, 50% longer in-time. however, more then 2x the mileage.
From St Paul, the Builder goes on to Seattle and Portland, which Splits in Spokane WB and Merges EB the 2nd Morning, one is in Seattle or Portland. on the Indianapolis, only New York and lucky by 10 pm.
If St Paul had high speed. which could use a 2nd Train vs too many Stupid Airplanes. it could make it in 6.5 hours at the Min
Incomplete but fascinating details. Nice to see the best at the last, the rapid growth in total passengers over the past four years.